Dmitri Nikolayevich Sakunenko

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Dmitri Nikolajewitsch Sakunenko ( Russian Дмитрий Николаевич Сакуненко ; born January 7, 1930 in Ust-Talmenka , Altai region ; † September 13, 2014 ) was a Soviet speed skater . He was the first man to run the 5000 m in under 8 minutes, was world record holder in the all-around competition for over eight years, Olympic participant in 1956 and third in the European Championship in 1955.

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